Universal Shelter: I have a gold entry at each level!

Chapter 014: A Daring Plan to Rob the Bandits

Mino was kneeling by the bed, her hips slightly raised, as she stuck her head underneath, rummaging for something.

The moment Mu Liang stepped into the wooden shelter, carrying two barrels of water, this was the sight that greeted him.

He raised a brow and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Ahhh!”

Mino jumped in shock.

“Bang!”

The next second—

Her head slammed into the bed frame.

She winced, rubbing the back of her head, and crawled out from under the bed with a pitiful expression.

Mu Liang’s lips curled into a smirk.

“You okay?”

Mino glared at him, her cheeks puffed up.

“Where the heck did you go?!”

There were so many questions she wanted to ask, but she didn’t even know where to start.

“Just went to get some supplies.”

Mu Liang said it as if it were nothing.

Mino narrowed her eyes.

“Some supplies?”

Her gaze lowered and finally noticed—

Two large barrels sitting on the ground.

She rolled her eyes and scoffed, “You call this ‘some supplies’? What, did you rob the camp leader’s house?”

“No.”

Mu Liang denied it without hesitation.

Then, after a pause, he added, “There’s still a lot left to take.”

Truthfully, he was a little tempted to go back for more.

But by the time he had left, people were already heading toward the leader’s house.

Which meant—

A’Gu had done his part.

Mino covered her face with both hands.

“You actually did it…”

She had thought it was just a wild guess—but Mu Liang really had robbed the place.

She stepped closer, cheeks still puffed up.

Her expression turned serious as she warned, “Next time you do something like this, tell me first! I need time to prepare!”

She had been stressing over how to hide everything, nearly driving herself crazy.

Mu Liang shrugged.

“It wasn’t the plan. I only went to get water.”

But then… he had overheard the leader’s twisted schemes.

So, he had simply dealt with the problem at its root—

And took a little extra on the way out.

Mino lowered her voice, worried.

“They’re going to notice the missing supplies soon.”

She thought for a moment, then suggested, “Let’s hide everything on Xiao Xuanwu’s back. That way, we won’t get caught.”

Mu Liang shook his head.

“No need.”

Mino stomped her foot, her small frame filled with urgency.

“Why not?! They’ll send people to search our shelter!”

“They won’t.”

Mu Liang’s voice remained calm.

“The camp leader is already dead.”

“Eh?!”

Mino’s blue eyes widened in shock.

She stared at Mu Liang, searching his face for any sign that he was joking.

“It’s true.”

Mu Liang briefly explained how the leader had been working with Bloodbeard to betray the camp.

Mino’s expression turned fierce.

“Good! That scumbag deserved to die!”

Mu Liang chuckled softly, watching as her cheeks puffed up with righteous anger.

She looked…

Surprisingly cute.

Mino suddenly felt his gaze and hesitated.

“W-What are you looking at?”

A slight blush crept onto her face.

Mu Liang looked away, his tone gentle.

“The camp residents will be leaving tomorrow.”

Mino’s eyes brightened.

“So we’re leaving with them?”

“No.”

Mu Liang shook his head.

“We’re staying for two more days.”

Her smile faltered.

“That’s too dangerous! Bloodbeard’s men could attack any time!”

Mu Liang’s lips curved into a mysterious smile.

“That’s exactly why we’re staying.”

Mino froze.

A bad feeling crept up her spine.

“Wait… what are you planning?”

Mu Liang calmly stated, “I’m going to rob Bloodbeard’s base.”

“……”

Mino’s brain stopped working.

She blinked, then blinked again, convinced she had misheard.

“Say that again?”

“I’m going to hit the bandits’ base and grab some good stuff.”

Mu Liang had decided the moment he overheard the leader’s plan—

If Bloodbeard’s gang was coming to rob this camp, then why not return the favor?

Now, he just needed to lure them here—

Then slip away and loot their base while they were distracted.

A classic bait-and-switch.

Mino turned pale, gripping his arm tightly.

“Mu Liang, you’re insane!”

“That’s a gang of over five hundred bandits! If they catch you, you’ll die!”

Mu Liang raised a single finger, shaking it lightly.

“No, there won’t be five hundred people there.”

He spoke patiently, walking her through his plan.

“The scouts we killed today—

They never reported back.

Which means tomorrow, Bloodbeard will send more.”

Mino nodded slowly.

“But their base is more than a day’s journey from here,” Mu Liang continued.

“So those scouts won’t arrive until the day after tomorrow.”

That was the key.

Mu Liang had gathered enough intel while interrogating the scouts.

“On that day, we’ll make it look like the entire camp just recently fled.”

He smiled.

“Mino, if you were Bloodbeard, what would you do?”

Mino hesitated, thinking.

“I guess… I’d send people to chase them down?”

“Exactly.”

Mu Liang nodded.

“So when the scouts see an abandoned camp, they’ll rush back to report it.”

He spread his hands, his tone lighthearted.

“And when Bloodbeard hears that he was tricked by the camp leader, he won’t be happy.

He’ll bring his men to ‘settle the score.’”

Mino slowly nodded, understanding.

“And by the time Bloodbeard arrives, the camp’s people will be long gone.”

Mu Liang grinned confidently.

“And while most of his gang is chasing ghosts… his base will be nearly empty.”

Mino gulped.

“That’s when we strike.”

Her mind raced.

It actually sounded like it could work…

But—

“Are you sure?” she asked anxiously.

Mu Liang shrugged.

“Even if it fails, we’ll just lose two days.”

This was a calculated risk.

If it worked—

They would get a huge haul of Beast Cores.

Maybe even enough to evolve a beast to Level 4.